Adult Education

Lifelong Learning  5785 - October 2024-May 2025

GROWING SOULS, BUILDING CONNECTIONS, AND COMMUNITY

At Mishkan Shalom, we believe in learning for life. Below you’ll find a varied, robust range of classes, workshops and experiences to help you grow, learn, and connect with others—no matter your age or prior experience with Judaism.

Soulful Sunday: Jewish Peoplehood Reconsidered
Taught by Rabbi Shawn

Sundays March 30, 10:00-11:30 am.
Tuition: $10/session members, $15/session nonmembers

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On March 30, our third session of the year will explore how Reconstructionist and emerging God-concepts such as Process Theology, Neurotheology, Cosmos/Eco Theology, and other understandings of the divine, can speak to our individual soul paths (neshama prateet) and collective soul of our people and humanity (neshama klalit) in our time.

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Soul Collage:
 

This course, taught by Wendy Galson and Susan Windle, is a one-day only class, being offered on Sunday, April 6th from 2:00-5:00pm.
Tuition: $40/session members, $45/session nonmembers
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Awakening to Earth’s Call through Soul Collage offers a quiet afternoon in-person-only gathering for intuition-driven creativity, informed by the season and the moment in the Jewish year. Participants assemble collages from Mishkan’s collection of visual images; journaling and sharing allow the collages to unfold their personal meaning. SoulCollage© facilitator Francesca Cantarini will lead our session.

ART + SPIRIT - Counting the Omer through Creativity
Taught by Rabbinical Intern Noah Dor Lind this is a 7 week art class led by Rabbinical Intern Noah Dor Lind, We will meet in the Heschel King room.

Meeting once weekly from Wed April 16th - Wed May 28th
Tuition: $180 members, $220 nonmembers
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What does it mean to be b'tselem elohim (Genesis 1:27)? Humans are made "in an image/likeness" of the Divine Creator, which I interpret to mean everyone has the capacity for creative expression and the divine is reflected in everything we create. We'll explore the power of artistic practice to give us insight and a sense of connectedness. By using different mediums (such as creative writing, painting, and movement) we'll strive for a playful vulnerability and a multifaceted understanding of ourselves as creative beings.  This class meets for 7 sessions, which correspond to the seven weeks of the Omer. Each week we'll use the wisdom of the sefirot to guide our creative exploration. No prior experience or skills required. This class is designed for absolute beginners, experienced artists, and anyone in between. Materials are included in the cost of the class.

"This life-giving class was equal parts artistic expression, spiritual connection, and community building."  - Meredith Barber
"Feel the spark of spontaneous creativity while in sacred community." - Kiera Faber
"Playful and deep art and community making." - Moon Smith
"A delightful calm, creative set of evenings to artfully awaken the spirit." - Nancy Post